Washington, D.C. – The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, has joined the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) Coalition for Transversal Skills in the 21st Century, centered on ensuring inclusion, equity, and quality education in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

IDB pledges the availability of US$85 million in grants and expects to leverage US$1.1 billion in investment loans from 2020 and beyond
The Inter-American Development Bank announced today that it has renewed its commitment to support Latin American and Caribbean migrants and their host communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Group will finance a response to the public health emergency; safety nets for vulnerable populations; economic productivity and employment; and fiscal policies to ameliorate economic impacts.
The Inter-American Development Bank and IDB Invest have outlined their focus for deploying the financial and technical resources made available to borrowing member countries and companies to address the crisis created by COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

The winning IDB-financed project developed a new solution to monitor public infrastructure works and to empower citizens to evaluate the use of public resources in Honduras.
WASHINGTON D.C., September 12, 2019. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the winner of the Superheroes of Development contest, an award given to executing agencies that have successfully implemented innovative solutions in projects financed by the IDB.

In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019.
The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.

Eight organizations and researchers will receive financing from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) to carry out activities and studies with the goal of improving registration procedures and management of businesses in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

A panel of experts will gather at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Friday, April 24, to discuss how multilateral institutions and policies adopted by advanced economies can help Latin America and the Caribbean face the effects of the current global financial crisis.
The seminar “The Global Crisis and Latin America and the Caribbean: Views from Washington,” will feature Lawrence Summers, Director of the White House National Economic Council, as the keynote speaker. Andrés Velasco, Chile’s Finance Minister is among the panelists in the event.

The first Juscelino Kubitschek Award, created by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to recognize institutions that have made a significant contribution to social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, has drawn nominations from 144 organizations in the Americas and Europe.

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil’s former president, and Alejandro Foxley, Chile’s former foreign affairs minister, will speak tomorrow about the challenges to democracy and development in Latin America. The event will take place at the headquarters of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington D.C. on April 7th.